Sections 1-12 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Hazard _____ and medical records - CORRECT ANSWER - exposure
The minimum clearance between the wires and any part of the crane or load should be 4 feet in
transit with no load and boom lowered - CORRECT ANSWER - 4 feet
Information about ______ and illnesses in your workplace - CORRECT ANSWER -
injuries
A safe and _____ workplace - CORRECT ANSWER - healthful
Complain or request hazard ______ from employer - CORRECT ANSWER - correction
Participate in an OSHA ______ - CORRECT ANSWER - inspection
Be free from _______ for exercising safety and health rights - CORRECT ANSWER -
retaliation
File a complaint with ____ - CORRECT ANSWER - OSHA
____ as provided in the OSHA standards - CORRECT ANSWER - Training
OSHA rights of employees - CORRECT ANSWER - -Right to information about the
hazards they face including Safety Data Sheets (SDSs)
-Right to information about injuries and illnesses in the workplace
,-Right to training from employers on health and safety hazards and standards
-Right to examine exposure and medical records, including monitoring or measuring toxic
substances
-Right to file an OSHA complaint and participate in an OSHA inspection
OSHA was created in ____ - CORRECT ANSWER - 1970
You may file a complaint with OSHA if you believe a violation of any of the following types
exist in your workplace: imminent danger - CORRECT ANSWER - imminent danger
Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act is known as: the General duty clause - CORRECT
ANSWER - the General duty clause
OSHA inspection consists of which of these sectors: all the above (opening conference,
walkthrough, closing conference - CORRECT ANSWER - all the above (opening
conference, walkthrough, closing conference
Workers also have the right to refuse to do a job if they believe in ____ faith that they are expose
to imminent danger - CORRECT ANSWER - good
NOT covered by the OSH Act: - CORRECT ANSWER - public employees in state and
federal government
Osha noise standard for 8-hour TWA noise level is below ____ - CORRECT ANSWER -
85db
OSHA does not cover ____ business: - CORRECT ANSWER - self-employed
OSHA does not approve individual states to have their own health and safety program: -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
, Single Factor theory - CORRECT ANSWER - One event is solely responsible for an
accident akin to the "pilot error syndrome"
Domino Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - Chain of sequential events trigger each other to
cause an accident; removing a factor prevents the chain reaction
Multiple Factor Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - Analyzes all the phases in domino
theory, factors that influence an accident and multiple factor theories that analyze other things
such as management, the machines, the media etc.
Human Factor Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - Analyzes factors that lead to human error
such as overload and inappropriate activities and responses
Swiss Cheese Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - Breakdown of components of a complete
system creates holes that line up, creating an accident condition
There are 2 types of failures that cause human errors, active failures and ___ failures -
CORRECT ANSWER - latent
When conducting a 5 whys accident analysis the investigator will dig deeper to uncover an
accident ____ - CORRECT ANSWER - causation
t/f most direct costs of accidents are usually paid by the insurance company - CORRECT
ANSWER -T
____ cost is not paid by the insurance company and are recoverable - CORRECT
ANSWER - indirect
the domino theories are based on 3 phases - CORRECT ANSWER - Pre-contact, contact,
post contact.